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Eau Claire, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Eau Claire Public Schools #109 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,272 per pupil, Eau Claire Public Schools ranks #187 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$14,272
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Eau Claire Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 654 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Berrien County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,272 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 12.5% local, 65.1% state, and 22.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 67/100, ranked #109 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 146.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 52.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.5% Hispanic or Latino, 34.1% White, 24.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eau Claire High School, with a diversity index of 68.4/100.
Its largest campus is Lybrook Elementary School, enrolling 233 students (40% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Way Eau Claire, at 35 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lybrook Elementary School accounts for 35.6% of all Eau Claire Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Eau Claire Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Eau Claire Public Schools school enrollment varies 6.7× across entities
Eau Claire Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 233 students (highest), a spread of 198 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Eau Claire Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Eau Claire Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 147:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Eau Claire Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 52.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Eau Claire Public Schools?
Eau Claire Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 654 students.
How much does Eau Claire Public Schools spend per student?
Eau Claire Public Schools spends $14,272 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #109 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Eau Claire Public Schools?
Eau Claire Public Schools students are 36.5% Hispanic or Latino, 34.1% White, 24.8% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Eau Claire Public Schools?
Eau Claire Public Schools has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #109 out of 707 districts in Michigan.